Receptacle.



W. W'. & C. G- MCCLAY.

RECEPTACLE." APPLICATION HLED DEC.22. 1916.

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W. W. 6L C. G.. McCLAY.

H'ECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.22. |916 Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

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WILLIAM W. MCCLAY AND CLAlltEN'fll4 G. IVICCLAY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 16, 1917.

Application filed December 22, 1916. Seral' No. 138,406.

To all whom t may Concern.'

:Beit known that we, WILLIAM W. Mc- GLAY and CLARENCE G. MCCLAY,citizens of ythe United States, residing at Chicago, in

' are constructed of paper, pasteboard or analogous'materiah and itsobJect is to provide a receptacle of this kind which is-strong anddurable, and which can be easily and cheaply manufactured.

The invention also has for its obj ect to provide a paper receptacle ofthe kind stated lwhich can be refilled and used many times,

and which is so constructed thatif it is damaged, the damaged part canbe replaced 'at a trifling cost.

rllhefobjects stated are attained by means of a novel combination andarrangement of parts to be hereinafter described yand claimed, andinlorder'thatlthe same'may be better understood, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings forming va part of this specification.

vIn the drawings, Figure lis a planview` of one of the memthe:receptacle is con- "Fig. 2 is a'plan view showing ase'cond ymember Fi 3is a perspective viewvof another mem er;

Fig. 1 is a perspective View showingthe three members l partly assembledFigs. 5 and- 6 are 'sections on the lines 5 5 and 66, respectively, ofFig. 7, and

Fig. 7 is apersp'ective View of the finished receptacle closed and readyfor mailing or' shipping.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the receptacle is made up ofthree parts, each of which is formed of a single sheet of paper,pasteboard or similar material. The part shown in Fig. 1 is an elongatedsheet 10 having folds 11 along its longitudinal edges for reinforcingthe same. The sheet is folded on the dotted lines 12 to form alternatingwide and narrow sections. A narrow section 13 is at one end of thesheet, which is succeeded by a wide section 14, a narrow section 15, awide section 16, a narrow section 17, a wide section 18 and a narrowsection 19, the sheet at this end terminating in a tongue 20.

The member shown in Fig. l2 is also a sheet comprising a main bodyportion 21 having 'long flaps 22 at its longitudinal edges,shortfflaps23 at the same edges and one at each end of the long flaps.The member shown in Fig. 3 is a strip which isy bent and secured 'at itsends to obtain a `rectangular contour, the sides being indicated at24land the ends 'at 25.

In assembling/the hereinbefore described parts,'the fil-aps 22 are bentover to lie on ftop of the sheet 21, and the end portionsy of the sheetare bent upward at a right angle on the dottedlines 26 and also foldedon themselves on the dotted lines 27 to form end walls of twothicknesses of material, said walls being shown at 28fand 29,respectively. `The short flaps 23 are'bent up with the end portions ofthe sheet and are then bent to extend inward of the end walls formed bysaid bent up end portions, said flaps now coinciding with thelongitudinal edges of thefmain body 21 of the sheet-reinforced bybending'over the flaps 22. The :member shown vin Fig. 3 is now placedover the end walls Vand side walls formed by side flaps 23 bent ashereinbefore described. The twomembers shown in Figs.'2 and 3[have-'nowlbeen assembled to produce a receptacle inthe formof a=shallow-tray open on top. The parts 21 and 22 form the bottom oftheftray,'1thepartsl28,29 and 25the end walls, and the parts 24: and 23the side walls of the ttray, said Fparts 241 being reinforced at theirends by the short flaps 23.

The member shown in Fig. 1 forms a wrapper which reinforces the tray andalso provides av closure therefor. The tray and the wrapper areconnected in the following manner: Before the bends at 26 and 27 aremade, the sheet 10 is placed on top of the part 21 and the folded flaps22, inside the end walls formed by the parts 28 and 29 and beneath theflaps 23, the sheet being so positioned that its section 16 coincideswith said parts 21 and 22. The tray bottom is therefore reinforced bythe section 16, which latter is also reinforced by the folds 11. Thememside walls of the tray, and the part'lll is bent over across the opentop of the tray with the endA section 13 extending down along theoutside of and lapping the other side wall of the tray. rl.`he section17 is now bent up to envelop the outsideof the part 13, the part 18 isfolded over on top of the part 14, and the part 19 is folded down tooverlap the outside of the part 13. The tongue 20 is now tucked inbetween the parts land 21 which yform the bottom of the receptacle.

A reversalof the hereinbefore described operationopens up thereceptacle, which can be readily done. The receptacle can therefore berefilled and used again, and this can be done inanytimes, as all thewalls are reinforced, and rendered sufficiently strong to withstandrough handling. The receptacle is Well adapted for parcels post,express, and freight shipments, or any other purpose for which a cheap,light and durable receptacle is required. It will be understood ofcourse that the receptacle must be filled before the application of thewrapper is completed. Fig. 4 shows the receptacle ready for filling andclosing.

We claim 1. A receptacle comprising a tray composed of a blank which isfoldable to form a bottom, side and end walls, and a reinv forcing stripfitting over the side and end walls, in combination with a wrappercomposed of a blank having a portion seating on the'tray bottom insidethe end walls and beneath the side walls, and .provided with partsenveloping the side walls of the tray and extending across the topthereof, one end of the wrapper having a tongue adapted to be tucked inbetween the tray bottom and that portionY of the wrapper which seatsthereon. v

2.' A receptacle comprising a tray com- Copies of this patent may beobtained for posed of a blank which is foldable to form a bottom, sideand end walls, and a reinforcing strip fitting over the side and endwalls,`in combination with awrapper composed of a blank havinglongitudinal edge reinforcing folds and a portion seating on the traybottom inside the end walls and beneath the side walls, and providedwith parts enveloping the vside walls of the' tray and extending acrossthe top thereof, one end of the wrapper having a tongue adapted to bevtucked in between the tray bottom and that portion of the wrapper whichseats thereon.

3. A receptacle comprising a tray composed of a blank which is foldableto form a bottom, side Vand end walls, the end walls having a doublethickness of material and a reinforcing strip fittin over the side andend wallsin combination with a wrapper composed of a blankhaving aportion seating on the tray bottom inside the end walls and beneath theside walls, and provided with parts enveloping the side walls of thetray and extending across the top thereof, one end of the wrapper havinga tongue adapted to betucked in between the tray bottom and that portionof the wrapper which seats thereon. Y

et.V A receptacle comprising a tray composed of a blank which isfoldable to form a bottom, side and end walls, and a reinforcing stripfitting over the side and end walls, in combination with a wrappercomposed of a' blank having a portion seating on the tray bottom insidethe endrwalls and beneath the side walls, and provided with partsenveloping the side walls of the tray and extending across the topthereof, the two ends of the wrapper overlapping at the top and side`walls with a double thickness of material,

one end of the wrapper having a tongue adapted to be tucked in betweenthetray bottom and that portion ofthe wrapper which seats thereon.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures. i Y

YWILLAM WQ MCGLAY. CLARENCE Gr. MCCLAY.

ve cents each,`by addressing vthe Commissioner of Patents.

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